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Michela Massimi
Michela Massimi is an Italian and British philosopher of science, a professor of philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, and the president-elect of the Philosophy of Science Association. Her research has involved scientific perspectivism and perspectival realism, the Pauli exclusion principle, and the work of Immanuel Kant. Education and career Massimi has dual Italian and British citizenship. After studying philosophy at Sapienza University of Rome from 1993 to 1997, she completed a Ph.D. in 2002 at the London School of Economics, and after three years of postdoctoral research as a Junior Research Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge, she became a Lecturer in history and philosophy of science at University College London in 2005. She moved to the University of Edinburgh in 2012 and became professor there in 2015. She was co-editor-in-chief of the ''British Journal for the Philosophy of Science'' from 2011 to 2016, and has been elected as president of the Philosophy of Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Society
The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, education and public engagement and fostering international and global co-operation. Founded on 28 November 1660, it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as The Royal Society and is the oldest continuously existing scientific academy in the world. The society is governed by its Council, which is chaired by the Society's President, according to a set of statutes and standing orders. The members of Council and the President are elected from and by its Fellows, the basic members of the society, who are themselves elected by existing Fellows. , there are about 1,700 fellows, allowed to use the postnominal title FRS (Fellow of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Philosophers
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Living People
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The British Journal For The History Of Science
''The British Journal for the History of Science'' (a.k.a. ''BJHS'') is an international academic journal published quarterly by Cambridge University Press in association with the British Society for the History of Science. It was founded under its present title in 1962 but was preceded by the ''Bulletin of the British Society for the History of Science'' which was itself founded in 1949. The journal publishes scholarly papers and reviews on all aspects of the history of science. The journal is currently edited by Doctor Amanda Rees, who works at York University. Previous editors of ''BJHS'' Amanda Rees (2019–present) Charlotte Sleigh (2014-2019) Jon Agar (2009-2014) Simon Schaffer (2004-2009) Crosbie Smith (2000-2004) Janet Browne (1994-2000) John Hedley Brooke John Hedley Brooke (born 1944) is a British historian of science specialising in the relationship between science and religion. Biography Born on 20 May 1944, Brooke is the son of Hedley Joseph Brooke, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isis (journal)
''Isis'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press. It covers the history of science, history of medicine, and the history of technology, as well as their cultural influences. It contains original research articles and extensive book reviews and review essays. Furthermore, sections devoted to one particular topic are published in each issue in open access. These sections consist of the Focus section, the Viewpoint section and the Second Look section. History The journal was established by George Sarton and the first issue appeared in March 1913. Contributions were originally in any of four European languages (English, French, German, and Italian), but since the 1920s, only English has been used. Publication is partly supported by an endowment from the Dibner Fund. Two associated publications are ''Osiris'' (established 1936 by Sarton) and the ''Isis Current Bibliography''. The publication of the journal was interrupted in 1914 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metascience (journal)
''Metascience'' is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by Springer Nature. It publishes reviews of books in the history and philosophy of science and science and technology studies. It was established in 1984 by the Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science, and re-established in 1991 as a new series of the journal, with the new subtitle ''An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science'', by Michael Shortland. Operations for the journal moved in 2017 from the philosophy department of the State University of New York at Oswego to the Centre for Science Studies at Aarhus University. , the editors-in-chief are K. Brad Wray of Aarhus University and Jonathan Simon of the University of Lorraine. The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus. See also * Metascience Metascience (also known as meta-research) is the use of scientific methodology to study science itself. Metascien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal Of The History Of Philosophy
The ''Journal of the History of Philosophy'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal. It was established in 1963 after the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association passed a motion to this effect in 1957. The journal is published by the Johns Hopkins University Press and covers the history of Western philosophy. Time periods covered include everything from the Ancient history, ancient period to modern developments in the study of philosophy. The editor-in-chief is Deborah Boyle (College of Charleston). References External links * Western philosophy History of philosophy journals Johns Hopkins University Press academic journals Quarterly journals Multilingual journals Publications established in 1963 {{history-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kant-Studien
''Kant-Studien'' ("Kant Studies") is a quarterly journal of philosophy, focusing on Immanuel Kant. The journal was established in 1897. It publishes articles in English and German. See also * List of philosophy journals This is a list of academic journals pertaining to the field of philosophy. Journals in Catalan * '' Filosofia, ara!'' Journals in Czech * '' Filosofický časopis'' * '' Reflexe'' Journals in Danish * '' Kierkegaard Studies Monograph Se ... References External links ''Kant-Studien'' – Philosophische Zeitschrift der Kant-Gesellschaft Bilingual magazines De Gruyter academic journals Journals about philosophers Publications established in 1897 Quarterly journals Works about Immanuel Kant {{philosophy-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantian Review
''Kantian Review'' is a journal of philosophy, focusing on Immanuel Kant which publishes articles and reviews selected for their quality and relevance to current philosophical debate in relation to Kant's work. It was first published in March 1997 under editor Prof. Graham Bird of the University of Manchester. Howard Williams of Aberystwyth, & Cardiff University and Richard Aquila are currently responsible for Kantian Review. See also * List of philosophy journals This is a list of academic journals pertaining to the field of philosophy. Journals in Catalan * '' Filosofia, ara!'' Journals in Czech * '' Filosofický časopis'' * '' Reflexe'' Journals in Danish * '' Kierkegaard Studies Monograph Se ... References Cambridge University Press academic journals History of philosophy journals Journals about philosophers Works about Immanuel Kant Publications established in 1997 Triannual journals {{Philo-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quanta Magazine
''Quanta Magazine'' is an editorially independent online publication of the Simons Foundation covering developments in physics, mathematics, biology and computer science. ''Undark Magazine'' described ''Quanta Magazine'' as "highly regarded for its masterful coverage of complex topics in science and math." The science news aggregator ''RealClearScience'' ranked ''Quanta Magazine'' first on its list of "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2018." In 2020, the magazine received a National Magazine Award for General Excellence from the American Society of Magazine Editors for its "willingness to tackle some of the toughest and most difficult topics in science and math in a language that is accessible to the lay reader without condescension or oversimplification." The articles in the magazine are freely available to read online. ''Scientific American'', ''Wired'', ''The Atlantic'', and ''The Washington Post'', as well as international science publications like ''Spektrum der Wissensch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edited Volume
An edited volume or edited collection is a collection of scholarly or scientific chapters written by different authors. The chapters in an edited volume are original works (not republished works). Alternative terms for edited volume are ''contributed volume'', ''edited collection'' and ''multiauthor volume''. All these terms emphasize that the book is a collection of chapters contributed by different authors and harmonized by an editor. Edited volumes are of interest in academic publishing because they present different viewpoints and experiences on a common theme. An edited volume is unlike an anthology, which is a collection of republished short literary works by different authors. It is also not a collected edition, which brings together already-published works by a single author and is edited by a publisher. It is different from a reader, which contains collected texts for learning purposes. Finally, it is different from proceedings, which contain articles written by different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
